AUTHOR & SPEAKER
Amanda started her career as a journalist and writer at the South African daily newspaper Beeld. During her career of 30 years, she had the opportunity to write in all styles and for all purposes. She had several very successful blogs and excelled in her skills as an interviewer and features writer. Her weekly column about all things television was not only avidly followed by readers of the newspaper but by industry professionals as well.
Although Afrikaans is her first language, Amanda is equally competent in English. As a highly experienced writer, she can very quickly find appealing angles for stories, as well as sift through information to determine what is important and interesting to the reader.
In April this year, her first non-fiction book was published through Lux Verbi, an arm of Nasionale Boeke. The book has been performing extremely well, being listed as a best-seller within a few weeks of its release.
Amanda has recently finished her first novel and is busy with the process of getting it published.
As a speaker, Amanda is energetic and engaging. She has a wealth of knowledge and a depth of understanding that results in great wisdom. Combined with her sometimes quirky sense of humour, it makes her very relatable to audiences. Her wide exposure to people, situations, and circumstances, enables her to speak with authority on almost any subject she is asked to contribute on. During her life, Amanda herself has risen above very challenging situations and circumstances, which makes her someone that is worth listening to. Her input has already changed the lives of many, and will surely continue to do so in the future.
Praise for Amanda
Amanda is an artist with words and is able to formulate and describe thoughts or themes clearly and thoroughly ... I have read many of her writings and have been struck by the accuracy and significance of her work, without it ever being heavy or stilted. She is a thorough and curious researcher who can motivate her very original thoughts with facts.
Elize Parker:
author, journalist, radio presenter
Amanda is a regular guest on my radio show broadcasted on Radio Pulpit. Time and again I am impressed by her knowledge and insight. Her regular column in my magazine, Lééf met hart en siel, leads our readers on a path of emotional healing.
Christine Ferreira:
author, editor, speaker and radio presenter
LANGUAGE SERVICES
ASK AMANDA ABOUT:
As a life coach, Amanda combines her knowledge and understanding of language with her skills as a life coach.
In doing so, she is able to still live out her love for writing and put the skills and experience she gained as a journalist, blogger, translator, and editor to good use in assisting clients.
Additionally, Amanda offers a Creative Writing workshop specifically designed for those who want to sharpen their skills and break out of the box creatively.
NO MORE CRYING!
Translation: Amanda has translated books of well-known authors such as Joyce Meyer, Lisa Bevere, Karen Kingsbury, Henry Cloud & John Townsend, to mention only a few. Find out what she can do for you!
Editing & Proofing: Amanda is experienced in editing, proofing and rewriting copy. Whether you need help with a relatively small document or a lengthy manuscript, she is the right person to assist you.
Writer development: Amanda can coach you to reach your goals as a writer, develop your skill and talent and get you to where you want to be.
Manuscript development: Already have a manuscript but not sure where to go from here? Ask Amanda to assist you.
NEED A CREATIVE BOOST?
You love writing, but all too often get stuck. Writer's block is a concept you are all too familiar with. Imagine being able to break loose from the things holding you back. Interested? Then this special workshop is just the thing for you!
The Creative Writing Workshop consists of the following:
Creative release & activation exercises: During this section of the workshop Amanda will guide you through some fun exercises to boost your creativity and stimulate ideas. After each activation, there will be a short writing exercise and discussion time.
Skills and Technique: In this section, Amanda will teach you writing skills and techniques that will enhance your ability and help you to step up the quality of your work in order to reach new levels and accomplish much more than before. Once again there will be writing exercises as well as discussion time.
Planning and Structure: In order to deliver writing that reads well and is exciting to the reader, it is very important to plan your piece ahead of time and to work out a structure that serves your writing best. This is necessary whether you are writing something like a blog post or attempting a manuscript. Time will be spent on doing practical planning and structuring on real projects of the attendees.